Lord Mandelson was sacked on Thursday after his ties to Epstein - but questions continue over why he was appointed as US ambassador in the first place

Sir Keir Starmer refuses to say whether he was aware of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein before appointment

The prime minister is facing increasing demands to sack his controversial pick to lead the UK’s diplomatic efforts in the US

Prime minister defies pressure to sack US ambassador over links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

The British ambassador to the US has been sacked over his ties to the paedophile financier

Sir Keir Starmer initially said he maintained confidence in Lord Mandelson – but has faced mounting pressure to sack the ambassador

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The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs are reported to have tried to get Lord Mandelson to appear in Britain to give evidence on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Sir Keir Starmer has asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn after ‘new information’ came to light

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as Peter Mandelson is sacked as US ambassador following new emails detailing his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The Tories urge the PM to "come clean" on what he knew about Lord Mandelson's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

Lord Mandelson then backed by Sir Keir at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday before he was dramatically sacked on Thursday as Britain's ambassador to the US.

Lord Mandelson was sacked on Thursday after his ties to Epstein - but questions continue over why he was appointed as US ambassador in the first place

HR experts have been drafted in to ensure due process was followed before Lord Mandelson was sacked as Britain's ambassador to the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Labour grandee sacked by Sir Keir Starmer over his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson

The prime minister said the ‘nature and extent of the relationship’ between convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson is ‘far different to what I’d understood to be…